Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jul 1979
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Astrophysics and Space Science, vol. 63, no. 2, July 1979, p. 439-455. Swiss National Science Foundation
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Exosat Satellite, Lunar Occultation, X Ray Astronomy, X Ray Sources, Accuracy, Astronomical Models, Distribution Functions, European Space Programs, Graphs (Charts), Monte Carlo Method, Spaceborne Astronomy
Scientific paper
In view of the scheduled satellite mission Exosat (European X-ray Observatory Satellite) of ESA (European Space Agency), the lunar occultation technique for determining the position of point-like X-ray sources is investigated. In particular, this paper explores the accuracy of the determination of the starting and ending time of an occultation, both of which are directly related to the size of the resulting position error box. An attempt is made to calculate analytically the distribution function of the estimated starting time, and some corresponding numerical evaluations are given. Finally, it is shown by Monte Carlo simulations that a slightly modified chi-square-minimum method can be used to analyze the X-ray occultation data.
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